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The Wine Front –
About This Wine
Gold Medal - Yarra Valley Wine Show 2023
"Velvety smooth palate" - Ray Jordan
Beautifully aromatic, it sings of raspberries and roses complemented by earthy undertones. Its rich and vibrant plum, raspberry and cherry flavours are balanced by great acidity and silky tannins. A fantastic match for five-spice pan-fried duck breast with Asian greens, lamb cutlets or suckling pig.
The fruit for In Dreams Pinot Noir is selected from vineyards spanning from the cool, high-altitude vineyards of Seville in the Upper Yarra and St Andrews in the far north-west of the region, complemented by fruit from Coldstream and Dixons Creek on the Valley floor. Altitudes vary from 130m above sea level to 240m and soil types include both red volcanic loams and grey clay loams overlying mudstone. Clonal components of Abel, MV6, 114 and 115 are the building blocks of our In Dreams Pinot Noir.
Type | Red Wine |
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Varietal(s) | Pinot Noir |
Country | Australia |
Region | Yarra Valley |
Brand | In Dreams |
Vintage | 2021 |
Yarra Valley Wine
The Yarra Valley wine region is the most important area of wine production in Victoria today, and with its proximity to Melbourne, also the most visited in the state.
Yarra Valley is split into the Upper Yarra and the valley floor. The Upper Yarra is cooler in climate due to its elevation and coupled with younger, fertile, red soils produces most of the region’s notable varietals: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The valley floor is warmer and has predominantly grey soils with pockets of granite and limestone.
Pinot noir has long been considered a notoriously difficult variety to grow. However, the cool climate and longer growing seasons of the Yarra Valley allow the fruit to develop full flavoured and ripe character.
Chardonnay in the past has long been associated with a deep oily, buttery style that experiences full malolactic fermentation and great amounts of oak. This style has since fallen out of favour and wine makers in the Yarra Valley have capitalized on this trend to produce leaner, acid driven Chardonnays that are closer in style to those from Burgundy.